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Suburb profile ·Alexandrina LGA · SA ·5172

Kuitpo Colony SA 5172

Kuitpo Colony is in Alexandrina LGA, SA, postcode 5172, with population 47.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

$320/wk
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 2 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$320
$275
Mar 2025Mar 2026
What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$320/wk
Rent context available
D7 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
31,427
31K via Alexandrina LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,557
81 added 12mo · 10MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,489
Median rent · wk$275

Affordability

20%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,489/mo, while renters pay about $1,387/mo — owning runs $102/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$84K
Median rent · wk
$320
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,489

Household income

$84K household · yr+12.2% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$27K
Family
$85K
Household
$84K

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

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SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

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Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

8,240 people · 20228,519 by 2032 (+3.4%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Strathalbyn Surrounds SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Kuitpo Colony SA — Property Data and Demographics

Kuitpo Colony is a small, quiet locality in South Australia within the Alexandrina local government area (postcode 5172). With a population of 47, the suburb has a younger, working-age population with a median age of 30. Households earn a median income of $84K per year, with an average household size of 3.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +1.6% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are labourers, technicians & trades. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.

The current median weekly rent is $320. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,489.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,489
Rent · wk(Census)$275
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$320
Population growth · Alexandrina LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)31,427
5-year growth+2% CAGR
YoY change+1.6%
20012025
Development · Alexandrina LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)377
Houses 98%Units 2%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Alexandrina LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3%
YoY change+0.9pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5172ATO
Negatively geared6.2%
174 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,061/yr
Landlords (rental income)474
Reported capital gains319
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population47
Median age30
Household size3.1
HH income · wk$1,624
Personal income · wk$524
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,499 → $1,624
Change+8.3%
vs SA median-10.5 pp
softeningvs SA 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Alexandrina LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Strathalbyn and District Health Servicepublic
Aged care · Alexandrina LGAGEN
Facilities5
Residential places374
Resthaven Port Elliot94 places
Strathalbyn & District Aged Care Facility92 places
Sandpiper Lodge Residential Care81 places
Edenfield Family Care West Park60 places
Estia Health Strathalbyn47 places
Childcare · Alexandrina LGAACECQA
Services17
Approved places1,050
Exceeding NQS0
Bright Steps Academy Chiton124 places
EDGE EARLY LEARNING STRATHALBYN, BRAEMAR DRIVE94 places
YMCA Strathalbyn ELC90 places
Goolwa Children's Centre87 places
Goolwa Children's Centre for Early Childhood Development and Parenting87 places
Beyond Early Learning Goolwa80 places
+11 more in Alexandrina LGA
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Kuitpo Colony is usable as a read, though it still needs cross-checking.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
SA metropolitan median house sales · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
SA Housing Authority / CBS · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · No linked local crime series
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Kuitpo Colony is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Kuitpo Colony feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Point Sturt most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$90/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Mount Magnificent most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$80/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Lake Plains most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$193/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Kuitpo Colony FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Kuitpo Colony in?

    Kuitpo Colony is in the Alexandrina Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5172. Council-level context for Alexandrina LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Kuitpo Colony?

    The median weekly rent in Kuitpo Colony is $320/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Kuitpo Colony?

    Rent context available: Kuitpo Colony has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Kuitpo Colony a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Kuitpo Colony show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Kuitpo Colony?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Kuitpo Colony data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.